vulnerability
FreeBSD: VID-51358314-bec8-11e5-82cd-bcaec524bf84 (CVE-2015-8614): claws-mail -- no bounds checking on the output buffer in conv_jistoeuc, conv_euctojis, conv_sjistoeuc
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Jan 19, 2016 | Dec 10, 2025 | Dec 10, 2025 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Jan 19, 2016
Added
Dec 10, 2025
Modified
Dec 10, 2025
Description
DrWhax reports: So in codeconv.c there is a function for Japanese character set conversion called conv_jistoeuc(). There is no bounds checking on the output buffer, which is created on the stack with alloca() Bug can be triggered by sending an email to [email protected] or whatever. Since my C is completely rusty, you might be able to make a better judgment on the severity of this issue. Marking critical for now.
Solution
freebsd-upgrade-package-claws-mail
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